Marina Trani is head of research and development for next-generation products, a role she took up following a brief onboarding role as British American Tobacco’s group head of scientific product stewardship. Previously, for 25 years, Trani was in R&D at Procter & Gamble, where she rose to become global beauty care R&D director, having worked across a variety of product categories, including home care, beauty and health care. Trani has a proven track record in managing all aspects of the innovation process, from the identification of new opportunities to developing new products, including resourcing and all the way to the in-market execution.